Recent Federal Bills

Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.

would adopt the North American bison as the national mammal of the United States.

would provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin and amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels.

would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating to the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary and to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon.

would amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard to lease tidelands and submerged lands under the control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than 5 years.

would facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States.

 

would establish a renewable electricity standard.

would require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage.

would reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System.

which would provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources, was passed by the House.